![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SteveSprieser.png)
share this page
About
Steve Sprieser is an information systems entrepreneur and endurance athlete from Chicago, Illinois. He is the co-founder of Varsa Health, a healthcare data analytics startup specializing in behavioral health. He holds an M.S. in Library and Information Science and B.S. in Information Systems / Information Technology, both from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At the University of Illinois, he co-founded the startup advisory organization, IDEA, as well as maintained an active research position with the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative. Steve’s research focused on creating entrepreneurship literacy programs for low-literate learners in the developing world, as well as understanding consumer needs in constrained and under-developed markets. Additionally, he has worked for Chicago-based Apervita and Intelligent Medical Objects. Steve also served as a consultant for Illinois Business Consulting, the largest student-run consulting firm in the country, where he specialized in start-up development. He also worked in an advisory role to turning the Midwest into a regional tech cluster. In his free time, he’s a long-distance runner with the goals of participating in a marathon or Ironman triathlon in every state and on every continent.Company Spotlight in Tech
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fuse.jpg.png)
Fuse Digital Marketing
videos (1)
Justin Duff
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Turboappeal.png)
TurboAppeal Inc
videos (1)
JOHN GUIDOS
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAEAAQAAAAAAAATcAAAAJGJhYTJjNzVjLWFlYTktNDc1YS04ZDE4LWE2N2YyYjI5NjQ5MQ.png)
HS2 Solutions
videos (1)
Phil Hollyer
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Vous-Vitamin.png)
Vous Vitamin, LLC
videos (1)
Arielle Levitan
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/uBack-logo.png)
uBack
videos (1)
Kaitlin Reimann
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cloudcraze_cd_logo.jpg)
CloudCraze
videos (1)
Ray Grady
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Intetics-logo.jpg)
Intetics, Inc.
videos (2)
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/0-15-1.png)
Hyde Park Venture Partners
videos (1)
Guy Turner
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Seller-Labs-logo.png)
Seller Labs
videos (1)
Jeff Cohen
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/KAPOW_full-colored-gold_3075x578.jpg)
Kapow
videos (2)
Chris Brown
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Infiniteach-logo.png)
Infiniteach
videos (1)
Katie Hench
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Logo_PMS-295-C-new-tagline-pantone.png)
BCDVideo
videos (3)
Jeff Burgess
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/alligatortek-logo.png)
alligatortek
videos (2)
Sid Bala
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAgoAAAAJGJiYzk3MzQ0LWE3Y2QtNGU5YS1hYWJiLWExM2JkMmNkNWUxYw.png)
Scientel Solutions
videos (1)
Nelson Santos
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Lightstream.png)
Lightstream
videos (2)
Stu Grubbs
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/urbanbound.jpg)
UrbanBound
videos (1)
Michael Krasman
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Steadfast-Networks.png)
Steadfast Networks
videos (2)
Karl Zimmerman
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/geofeedia_logo_final_blue2.png)
Geofeedia
videos (1)
Phil Harris
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAZTAAAAJDgxZTFlYjliLWE4ZjMtNGZiMC1hNGI2LWRlZDlkOGY5MDU2Ng.png)
Cision
videos (1)
Kevin Akeroyd
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAj8AAAAJGUxOTY4Y2I1LTU2ODItNDUwMy1iOTYzLWI3ZjBhM2YwZjJhYw.png)
Heidolph NA
videos (1)
Jim Dawson
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/medcor.png)
Medcor
videos (2)
Curtis Smith
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2f1fe86.png)
Sales Engine
videos (1)
Craig Wortmann
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Defend-Edge-logo.jpg)
DefendEdge
videos (1)
Lewis Borsellino
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/vanco.png)
Vanco International
videos (1)
Brad Corbin
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UI-Labs-logo.png)
City Tech Collaborative
videos (1)
Brenna Berman
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CBIG_med_res.png)
CBIG Consulting
videos (1)
Todd Nash
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/0-9.png)
Sixième Son
videos (2)
Colleen Fahey
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Civis-Analytics-logo.png)
Civis Analytics
videos (1)
Dan Wagner
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Active-Graphics-logo.png)
Active Graphics
videos (1)
Jeremy Hayes
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Pearachute-logo.png)
Pearachute
videos (1)
Desiree Vargas Wrigley
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/novogroup.png)
The Novo Group
videos (1)
Kelly Renz
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/launchpadlab.jpg)
LaunchPad Lab
videos (1)
Tom Cullen
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Maven-Wave-logo.png)
Maven Wave
videos (1)
Brian Farrar
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/King-Devick-Test-logo.jpg)
King Devick Technologies, Inc.
videos (1)
Danielle Leong
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/alive-telecommunications-logo.gif)
Alive Telecom
videos (2)
Daniel Barton
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Entara.png)
Entara
videos (1)
Linda Maclachlan
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAJDAAAAJDE0NWZkMmRlLWVkYmUtNGY1Yi1iNmJmLTYxNWUzZDQzYmQzYw.png)
Tanvas
videos (1)
Greg Topel
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1871-logo-1000x661.jpg)
1871
videos (2)
Howard Tullman
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/0-13.png)
Steadfast.net
videos (1)
James Webb
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/adp-bts-portfolio-01.png)
ADP
videos (1)
Chris Collins
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/snap36.jpg)
Snap36
videos (1)
Jeff Hunt
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Outlook-1519326982.png)
CarAdvise
videos (1)
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/551326_279648178782623_596798994_n.jpg)
Kamea Networks & Technology
videos (1)
Chach DalSanto
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAkaAAAAJDlmZDk3NTAxLWY0ZmUtNDcyNi1iMGNlLTc4ODBjYTEzZWQ1MA.png)
Elevate
videos (1)
Larry Bak
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/0-7.png)
PeopleVine
videos (2)
Jordan Gilman
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAieAAAAJGZlYTlmM2VkLTAxNjctNGVkMi1hYTZiLTA4NTljYjg0ZTk1Zg.png)
Elements Holdings Group & Subsidiaries
videos (1)
Rick Hammell
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Codeverse-logo.png)
Codeverse
videos (1)
Katy Lynch
![](https://bizcasthq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/12d7b38-1.png)
First Communications
videos (1)
Margi Shaw